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Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA

9,800,391 Population
12,630.3 square miles 775.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±0.1 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Maryland: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$45,742 ±$371 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $41,522 ±$420
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$91,668 ±$662 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $83,242 ±$1,022
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

8.6% ±0.3% (826,213  ±26,080) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Maryland: 9% 528,203 (±0.4% / ±21,054)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

33.6 minutes ±0.2 (161,939,025  ±1,161,409) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 33.3 96,797,100 (±0.2 / ±816,106)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

3,576,475 ±10,322 Number of households
  • Maryland: 2,215,935 ±9,432
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.7 ±0 (9,607,850  ±5,556) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Maryland: 2.7 5,902,271 (±0)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5% ±0.2% (119,820  ±5,861) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 5% 72,172 (±0.4% / ±5,146)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

3,860,878 ±2,691 Number of housing units
  • Maryland: 2,458,779 ±362
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$373,500 ±$1,933 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maryland: $324,800 ±$2,183
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.4% ±0.3% (1,391,503  ±31,452.9) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 14.1% 840,605 (±0.4% / ±25,285.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

91.1% ±0.6% (6,130,583  ±38,283.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Maryland: 90.5% 3,771,208 (±0.7% / ±30,684.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
46.5% ±0.4% (3,131,739  ±26,782.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 40.8% 1,700,695 (±0.5% / ±19,915.1)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

21.9% ±0.1% (1,971,867  ±11,999) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2017 5-year data
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 18.1% 1,016,077 (±0.1% / ±6,992.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 21.3% 64,221,193 (±0.1% / ±184,663.6)

17.9% ±0.3% (1,757,303  ±24,544) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 15.2% 915,191 (±0.3% / ±16,828)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

8.1% ±0.2% (611,114  ±11,531) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 7.8% 363,178 (±0.2% / ±8,835)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
611,114 Total veterans ±11,531 522,492 Male ±9,396 88,622 Female ±5,057

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